Deuteronomy 18:21:5Deut.18.21.W5TAB
נֵדַ֣ע
neda
“shall we know”
- Transliteration
- ne-DA
- Extended
- neh-DAH
- IPA
- /neˈdaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall we know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ne-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR
- clause
ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interrogative eikhah {אֵיכָה | ʾê·ḵāh} frames the question, followed by nedaʿ {נֵדַע | nê·ḏāʿ} ‘will we know,’ implying collective discernment.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:21
And when you say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:21, so the Hebrew word נֵדַ֣ע (neda) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.21.W5.S1) and character.